Argentine

A word from the Chair: 

"Data Protection to improve the lives of people around the world"

An outstanding characteristic of the XXI century is the possibility of access to  unprecedently sophisticated new technologies that are constantly shaping and reshaping our society. In today's digital world, the right to privacy has become an essential issue and a driver to pursue social and economic development. 
This individual right is fundamental to ensure dignity and enable people´s informational autonomy but also serves as a basis for the exercise of other human rights and freedoms, such as freedom of expression.

To build our common future, we need strong institutional frameworks to bring concrete solutions to multiple stakeholders. Since it was opened to signature, Convention 108 -the first legally binding instrument on data protection- has been a key standard for strengthening compliance and multilateral cooperation with the objective to enhance democracy, the rule of law and human rights. To address new and emerging privacy challenges, we will work to bring into action its modernized version Convention 108+.

As Chair, I am honored to promote the adoption of this global standard, to strengthen the impact of our committee, and to influence policies that enhance better governance and improve the lives of people around the world.
We have the responsibility to embed data protection with innovation and economic development and reaffirm our shared commitment: placing people at the center of technological progress and to ensure their privacy rights.

Curriculum Vitae

Beatriz de Anchorena is Head of the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP), the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in Argentina. 
She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), a master’s in public policy and development management from Georgetown University and is a PHD candidate in Social Sciences at UBA.
In April 2023, Beatriz de Anchorena in person deposited the Argentinian instrument of ratification for Convention 108+ to the authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE).

Under her leadership, the AAIP sent a new Personal Data Protection bill to Congress in June 2023 with the aim of adapting regulations to align them with international standards and ensure the protection of rights. For this purpose, an open, transparent, and participatory process was developed, including 11 roundtable discussions and a public consultation with strategic sectors of society: business chambers, civil society, public institutions, international organizations, and public in general. 

In this context AAIP is currently involved in an incremental modernization of its regulations regarding data protection.
In 2003, Argentina was the first country in the region to be considered by the European Union as having adequate legislation on personal data protection. In 2018, with the entry into force of the GDPR, a review process of this decision was initiated by the European Commission, which was successfully concluded in January 2024.